José Saramago

Battles in the Desert, written by Jose Emilio Pacheco, tells a story about how a young man named Carlos encounter social and political changes. Carlos narrates his own experiences during his childhood when social and political problems are happening. The time period is during the regime of the government of Miguel Aleman. Carlos’ experiences demonstrate the changes of his own personal life, and the impact of the American culture on Mexico. I believe Carlos is reflecting his personal childhood

Diego Rivera Diego Rivera he is a Mexican painter who produced murals on social themes and who ranks one of my countries greatest artists. He was born in Guanajuato and educated at the San Carlos Academy of Fine Arts , in Mexico City. he studied painting in Europe between 1907 and 1921, becoming familiar with the innovative cubist forms of the French painter Paul Cezanne and Pablo Picasso. In 1921 Riviera returned to Mexico and took a prominent part in revival of mural painting initiated

The winchester mystery house is a house that has a supernatural background. Some people believe that the house is not haunted however a majority of the people believe that it is indeed haunted. There is a mysterious story to why the house was built in the first place that will send chills throughout your body. You see this isn’t any ordinary haunted attraction that you could find at an amusement park, no no this is a real life mystery house. There have been sightings that all fit together almost

Hetch-Hetchy Valley was first discovered in 1871 by John Muir. Muir referred to this valley to Yosemite Valley because of its glamorous views. The name of this valley is derived from Miwok word hatchhatchie, meaning edible grass (tchistory). Hetchy-Hetch was used shortly after as a reservoir and water system for the Bay Area. Hetch-Hetchy Valley is located in the Yosemite National Park of California. Water from Hetch-Hetchy was delivered through the damming of the Tuolumne River at around 3,800 feet

John Houser had a determination to relive his father’s career passion as an assistant carver. When the El Paso City council assigned a large scale project of the Spanish conquistador: Juan de Onate, Houser grasped the project and wanted to create the largest bronze statue in the world. He envisioned the statue as a long-overdue contribution mission to embrace and represent the contributions of the Hispanic culture and history to the United States. His vision of this great project was completely different

The Bribri civilization of Costa Rica/Panama and the Kogi civilization of Colombia were believed to be a secondary area to the Mesoamerican and South American civilizations. However, differences began to surface that distinguished the Bribri and the Kogi from civilizations of Mesoamerica. They formed part of the Isthmo Colombian Area, therefore similarities were expected to exist between the Bribri and the Kogi. These similarities were understood through the rituals that the Bribri and Kogi practiced

materials they used? Having good materials will make your mural beautiful and everything you hoped it would be. Having good brushes and plenty of paint will help you with painting it (Hamilton, Personal Interview). That’s exactly what Diego Rivera did. Jose Diego Maria Rivera was born Guanajuato, Mexico on December 8th, 1886. He had a twin brother that died when he was about 2 years old. His father worked as a teacher, a health inspector, and an editor for a newspaper (Encyclopedia 1). Diego Rivera is

Jack London’s “The Story of an Eyewitness” is a first-person account of the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 and the destruction caused by the fires that large earthquake. The National Archives article reports the same event is a third-person account and differs from London’s account in several ways. London’s eyewitness article provides information, uses real pictures, and uses literary techniques like imdrege to tell the story of the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 and the complete destruction

Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman was born in Oakland, California, on September 1, 1996. She is the daughter to Kazembe Ajamu and Claire Marie (Stoermer). On her dad’s side, she has five older step-siblings. While her mom worked as a house manager, she grew up as a performer in the California Shakespeare Theater. While attending Oakland School for the Arts, she occurred in many stage productions. She danced for a group called Future Shock Oakland for three years. She took classes at the American Conservatory

The Mexican muralist movement produced artwork on walls that defined the social and political atmosphere of Mexico. Diego Rivera was an innovator in the muralist movement that helped depict the Mexican Revolution for its violence and demand for equality among the lower class (Gonzales 240-45). Rivera’s painting, Agrarian Leader Zapata, exemplifies the hardships of the revolution through a group of rebel, lower-class farmers led by Emiliano Zapata who is standing over a dead, elite soldier. Agrarian